Frunk lighting system with variable lighting position and vehicle having the same

Abstract

A frunk lighting system applied to a vehicle is mounted on a hood provided with an emblem on a front of the vehicle to cover or open a space of a frunk, and has an illuminating direction of light emitted by a light source changed into lighting for the emblem and lighting for the frunk by movement of a rotating mechanism connected to a motor whose rotating direction is changed by a closing signal and an opening signal of the hood, thereby easily implementing an appearance design suitable for a future motorized vehicle with a light-emitting effect for the front emblem of the vehicle, and particularly, automatically switches the lighting, which has illuminated the emblem in a state where the hood is closed, toward the frunk to illuminate a frunk space, thereby maximizing visibility and usability of the frunk.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A frunk lighting system, comprising:
 a motor for receiving a driving signal for changing a rotating direction between a forward rotation and a reverse rotation; 
 a rotating mechanism connected to the motor; and 
 a lamp coupled to the rotating mechanism, and having an illuminating direction of the light emitted by a light source changed according to a change in the rotating direction of the motor between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation, 
 wherein the motor and the rotating mechanism are accommodated in an inner space of a cover bracket, and 
 wherein the cover bracket is mounted on a hood which generates the driving signal by closing and opening. 
 
     
     
       2. The frunk lighting system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the driving signal is classified into a hood closing signal of a hood for the forward rotation and a hood opening signal of the hood for the reverse rotation, and 
 wherein the illuminating direction changes between lighting for an emblem provided on the front of the hood and lighting for a space of a frunk covered by the hood. 
 
     
     
       3. The frunk lighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the rotating mechanism is composed of:
 a driving shaft connected to a motor shaft of the motor; 
 a driven shaft spaced apart from a bottom side of the driving shaft and mounted with the lamp; and 
 a rotating gear connecting between the driving shaft and the driven shaft to deliver rotation of the driving shaft to the driven shaft. 
 
     
     
       4. The frunk lighting system of  claim 3 , wherein the rotating gear is composed of:
 a driving gear fixed to the driving shaft to be rotated together with the driving shaft; and 
 a driven gear fixed to the driven shaft to rotate the driven shaft. 
 
     
     
       5. The frunk lighting system of  claim 4 , wherein the driving gear and the driven gear are engaged with each other and rotated. 
     
     
       6. The frunk lighting system of  claim 4 ,
 wherein the driving gear is formed to have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the driven gear to have a diameter difference, and 
 wherein the driven gear forms a rotating angle of the driven gear at an acute angle due to the diameter difference. 
 
     
     
       7. The frunk lighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the lamp is composed of:
 a light source module having a light source, and rotated together with a driven shaft rotated by a driving shaft of the rotating mechanism connected to the motor; 
 a reflector surrounding the light source module such that the light is fully reflected, and rotated together with the driven shaft; and 
 a pressing block provided on the reflector, and contacting the driving shaft such that a rotating position of the reflector is maintained. 
 
     
     
       8. The frunk lighting system of  claim 7 , wherein the light source is provided on the front and back of the light source module. 
     
     
       9. The frunk lighting system of  claim 8 , wherein the light source is a light emitting diode (LED). 
     
     
       10. The frunk lighting system of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the reflector is formed of a plurality of reflector pieces threaded by a reflector fixing ring and overlapped with each other, and 
 wherein both ends of the reflector fixing ring are fixed to the pressing block. 
 
     
     
       11. The frunk lighting system of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the pressing block is formed in a triangular cross-sectional structure, and 
 wherein the triangular cross section contacts the driving shaft in both left and right sections of a vertex at the rotating position of the reflector. 
 
     
     
       12. The frunk lighting system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the motor is mounted on a motor fixing plate on one side portion of the inner space, and 
 wherein the rotating mechanism is coupled to a wall surface of the inner space and rotated. 
 
     
     
       13. A vehicle comprising:
 a hood provided with an emblem on a front of the hood, the hood configured to be opened and closed to cover or open a space of a frunk; and 
 a frunk lighting system mounted on the hood, and having an illuminating direction of the light emitted by a light source changed into lighting for the emblem and lighting for the frunk by the movement of a rotating mechanism connected to a motor whose rotating direction is reversed by a closing signal and an opening signal of the hood. 
 
     
     
       14. The vehicle of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the hood is composed of a double panel of a hood outer panel and a hood inner panel, and 
 wherein the frunk lighting system is positioned in a space formed by the hood outer panel and the hood inner panel and fixed to the hood inner panel. 
 
     
     
       15. The vehicle of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the frunk lighting system is provided with a cover bracket in which the motor, the rotating mechanism, and the light source are accommodated in an inner space of the frunk lighting system, and 
 wherein the cover bracket is fixed to the hood inner panel by a bolt or a screw. 
 
     
     
       16. The vehicle of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the frunk lighting system is connected to a switching controller, 
 wherein the switching controller rotates the motor forward by the closing signal such that the illuminating direction heads to the emblem in a state where the hood is closed, and 
 reversely rotates the motor by the opening signal such that the illuminating direction heads to the frunk in a state where the hood is opened. 
 
     
     
       17. The vehicle of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the frunk lighting system is connected to a battery, and 
 wherein the motor and the light source receive power from the battery. 
 
     
     
       18. A frunk lighting system, comprising:
 a motor for receiving a driving signal for changing a rotating direction between a forward rotation and a reverse rotation; 
 a rotating mechanism connected to the motor; and 
 a lamp coupled to the rotating mechanism, and having an illuminating direction of the light emitted by a light source changed according to a change in the rotating direction of the motor between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation, 
 wherein the lamp comprises: 
 a light source module having a light source, and rotated together with a driven shaft rotated by a driving shaft of the rotating mechanism connected to the motor; 
 a reflector surrounding the light source module such that the light is fully reflected, and rotated together with the driven shaft; and 
 a pressing block provided on the reflector, and contacting the driving shaft such that a rotating position of the reflector is maintained, and 
 wherein the light source is provided on the front and back of the light source module.